Diabetes News Archive

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People who sit down to a daily breakfast of eggs may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.

"Dining with Diabetes," a three-session cooking course to assist people with diabetes and other chronic illnesses, will be held this month. The sessions will be staged by the Delaware County OSU Extension Program, the Delaware General Health District, Willow Brook Christian Village and Healthy Ohio.

What's the most common long-term complication of diabetes? Problems with the heart and blood vessels, according to the February issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource.

Novo Nordisk AS and Sciele Pharma Inc. said Wednesday they have launched type 2 diabetes drug PrandiMet, a fixed-dose pill which combines two older diabetes treatments.

( Edelman Public Relations ) An article published in the November 2008 issue of Diabetes Care that examined data collected in the Physicians' Health Study I and the Women's Health Study found an association between egg intake and increased incidence of type 2 diabetes. Given the large body of research supporting the health and nutritional benefits of egg consumption, this finding is unexpected. ...

( Emory University ) Many people with diabetes have damage to the nerves. Cells derived from the bone marrow can both promote the regrowth of blood vessels and prevent the ongoing loss (or death) of the protective lining of nerves in the limbs of diabetic animals. The bone marrow cells appear to home to peripheral nerves and remain engrafted for weeks.

Would you like to kick start a healthy lifestyle and do something worthwhile? Then why not consider taking part in the British 10K London Run in support of Diabetes UK. The run will take place on 12 July 2009 and will start on Piccadilly at Hyde Park Corner and end at Whitehall. Runners will pass through many of the capital's world famous landmarks before finishing near Downing Street.

The idea is to teach the immune system of children at high risk for type 1 diabetes not to attack the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas.

A sensor placed under the skin is to be used to monitor the glucose levels of diabetes patients in a new study by Southampton clinicians.

A local nonprofit trying to address cuts in diabetes research funding and fundraising woes in a tough economic climate cut its staff late last year.

G. Willette Guyton watched helplessly as diabetes slowly took its toll on her mother who underwent about 50 surgeries in an attempt to halt the progression of the disease. Diabetes caused Guyton's mother to lose some of her limbs and deteriorate into renal failure compounded by cancer.

Infants born with a rare form of inherited diabetes might avoid irreversible damage to their pancreases if they are treated immediately with sulfonylurea drugs rather than insulin, according to a new report in the February 4th issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication.

Researchers have found what appears to be a major culprit behind the loss of insulin-producing β cells from the pancreases of people with diabetes, a critical event in the progression of the disease.

Co-host and contestant of new Saturday night ITV series 'The Feelgood Factor'¹, Eamonn Holmes, will be raising funds for Diabetes UK over the coming eight weeks. The programme is designed to provide people with the perfect way to change their lifestyle, with help, advice and support on how to eat better and exercise more.

VietNamNet Bridge - A kind of counterfeit diabetes medicine labeled 'Tang Zhi Ning Jiao Nang' has killed two users, according to the Ministry of Public Health's Department for Medicine Management.

It's official - a Nigerian scientist, Dr. Louis Obyo Obyo Nelson, has finally found a cure for the dreaded diabetes disease which afflicts over 123 million sufferers all over the world.

Researchers in 20 medical centers across the country are enrolling adults with type 2 diabetes who have poorly controlled blood glucose to participate in a clinical study, Targeting Inflammation with Salsalate in Type 2 Diabetes (TINSAL-T2D). The study, funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), is investigating whether salsalate, an anti-inflammatory ...

Nhan Dan - A kind of counterfeit diabetes medicine labeled 'Tang Zhi Ning Jiao Nang' has killed two users, according to the Ministry of Public Health's Department for Medicine Management.

A test that doctors have been using for years to monitor blood sugar in people with diabetes may soon be recommended as a tool for diagnosing the disease.

ELMER - Have you made a New Year's resolution to take better care of your diabetes this year? Have you been told your "sugar is a little high," and you don't really know what to do? South Jersey Healthcare Elmer Hospital can help with a free two-part program entitled "Understanding Diabetes."

Abuja - It's official - a Nigerian scientist, Dr. Louis Obyo Obyo Nelson, has finally found a cure for the dreaded diabetes disease which afflicts over 123 million sufferers all over the world.

University Health Services has seen an increasing number of students with type 2 diabetes, which is usually seen in older adults. Sarah Yonder, physician for University Health Services, said 20 years ago it would be rare to see type 2 diabetes at college age or below.

ELMER - South Jersey Healthcare Elmer Hospital can help with a free, two-part program entitled "Understanding Diabetes." Offered every month, the free class explains the basics of diet, exercise, medications, and blood glucose monitoring.

Nine-year-old Chasity Butler spent her last moments in her mother's bed next to a bag of candy and a partially eaten cupcake. She died of complications related to diabetes.

Washington, Feb 03: A new study in rodents by researchers at East Carolina University, Greenville has provided a biological explanation as to why diet and exercise are the best tools for treating type 2 diabetes.

It's official - a Nigerian scientist, Dr. Louis Obyo Obyo Nelson, has finally found a cure for the dreaded diabetes disease which afflicts over 123 million sufferers all over the world.